Considerations on the Provisional Treaty with America, and the Preliminary Articles of Peace with France and Spain (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1783 Excerpt: ...the estimation in which it was held by the French is, that when they destroyed the fortifications of he other islands, they continued to spend very very large sums in adding to the works upon Dominica. This is a circumstance, which, whilst it shews the value of the island, affords no slight evidence of the resolution and firmness wherewith the restorations of the, eighth article of the Preliminary Treaty were insisted upon, in the course of the negotiation. With regard to the West Indies, one would think it impossible that any man, excepting a planter on the ceded island, should dare to complain. The Treaty, in re-t fpect to that quarter, is vastly more honourable than the Peace of Paris was at the close of the last war, though that was a war of conquest. The four next articles, which are relative to Africa, will not be found liable A R r t c L E IX, ' The King cf Great Britain shall cede and guaran"tee, in fall right, to his most Christian Majesty, the ' river liable to any material objections. As the French had taken Senegal, which origi T river of Senegal and its dependencies, with the forts "of St. Louis, Podor, Gelam, Arguin, and Portendie. "His Britannic Majesty shall restore, likewise, the island "of Goree, which shall be. given up in'the condition in which it was when the British arms took possession of "it." Article X. "The most Christian King shall, on his fide, gua"rantee to his Majesty the King of Great Britain the possession of Fort James, and pf the river Gambia." Article XI. "In order to prevent all discussion in that part of the world, the two Courts shall agree, either by the Definitive Treaty, or by a separate act, upon the ' boundaries to be fixed to their respective possessions. The gum t...